 The constitution, which gave full responsible government to the people of Aundh, was adopted on 21 January 1939.This "Aundh Experiment" was a rare event in pre-independence India, where the rulers of princely states were generally reluctant to give up their power.After some initial hesitation among the populace of the state it proved to be very successful, lasting until the merger of the princely states into India in 1948.